Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Alginate and Psyllium Beads Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus

Figure 2

The viability of L. acidophilus (CFU/g) encapsulated in different ALG or ALG-PSL beads (F1–F12) and untreated cells. (a) Counts of the bacteria after 2 h acid exposure, (b) Initial counts of prepared beads and untreated cell count.
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